Turbolinux, a Japanese firm, has launched an interesting device called the wizpy. Wizpy is basically a portable media player that lets you play OGG/mp3/WMA/AAC audio and DivX video. Other functionalities include an FM radio, voice recorder and still picture/text viewer; Firefox...
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The Sharp Papyrus PW-TC900 contains 40 dictionaries and has a 4.3-inch, 480×272 dot ASV LCD. Its one-segment digital TV tuner lets you tune-in to the latest news if you want to. An SD card slot is available for MP3s, new dictionaries and XMDF or text-format e-books. The battery serves you for 25 hours in dictionary mode and for 5 hours in TV mode.
The U-Tan Radar by Solid Alliance is as goofy and daft a device that you will ever come across. That said, one cannot totally rule out the possibility of encountering an alien in the course of one’s sojourns. You never know, they guy next to you in the lift...
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Intrepid travelers now have another handy camera to test. The ATC2K from Oregon Scientific lets you record your daredevilry for sharing with your friends and also to look back upon warmly in your old age. This compact hands-free weighs less than a pound and...
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Eclipse Aviation has delivered its first and indeed the world’s first very light jet in January 2007. The company has a capacity of 1,000 aircrafts per year and the wait list of enthusiastic would-be VLJ owners is already more than 2,500. Imagine hopping...
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MINOX is renowned for specializing in the field of optics and miniaturization. Its Leica M3 is a cute piece for those getting started in digital photography. You can save ninety-nine 4 megapixel images with the 32 MB memory. The images can be easily transferred to a PC with the help of a USB cable.
Okay, so you’re traveling but you do not want to miss playing your favorite online games, what do you do? You pack the Net Jet Games Console along with the rest of your accessories. The device plugs into the USB port of your PC and instantly connects you to...
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Parlez vous Francais, Arabic, Spanish, English? No? No problem, for the Franklin 12 Language Global Speaking Translator is here. A repository of 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases that let you hold your own in a foreign land and...
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So, you are a traveling musician who has to often put up with unreliable sound system setups at the venues you play or you’re just an average guy who unwinds with a few riffs on your electric guitar. Whatever be the case, with this Musician’s...
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3Jam is a group text messaging service that lets you send SMSes to a clutch of your friends without having to type everybody’s mobile number. Could this service be useful to the traveler? I guess it would be. The cool thing is that anyone who receives the message can reply to anyone and what’s more the service is free.